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Hi there, Did a test strip on the trunk painted about 10 years ago with SS paint and the result came out a bit hazy. The swirls have gone down by about 60% but they are not completely gone. The paint I’m working on is not the original paint so I’m afraid to take out too much. Maybe I wasn’t...

Just curious to know if there is a chart available somewhere that would give me the equivalent SPEED number setting on a FLEX compared to the RPMs on a rotary. For instance, if a product requires you use 800 RPMs on a rotary, what dial speed would that be on a Flex?

I’d like to give the Optimum line of products a try...but which ones and more importantly which combo will work best. All I want to do is light paint correction and bring up the shine. I am using a Flex 3401. I was thinking of using Opt Polish II with white pad, then follow up with Opt...

Hi there, It’s me again trying to rid my ’57 Chevy of those swirls and scratches. Just about to place my order for a Flex polisher and was wondering just how many pads should I order? I’m going to be using the following cleaner/polishes: M80, then if needed follow up with M09 (or M205)...

Hi there, I’ve read that raised panel details or edges should be taped off before machine polishing. But my question is this: what do you do once the tape is off? How do you get the areas that were under the tape to have the same lustre and shine? Do you polish them by hand or verrrryyyyyy...

Just about to order a Flex but before I do, I still wonder if it can do it all with the 6.5” pads. I dunno, some of these areas on the hood and fenders don’t give much room to move around. Also as you can see in the pix, dips and sharp curves are in abundance everywhere. The only real flat...

This is all new to me so please help me. This is my challenge: Got a 50’s classic car, medium blue color SINGLE STAGE paint and looking for the products that will rid me of those light but annoying swirls. The paint is in pretty good condition and with good sine as it’s been garaged since...